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Steven Cruz

#64 - Relief Pitcher

Kansas City Royals

Bats / Throws Right / Right
Date of Birth 6/15/1999 (27)
Height, Weight 6'7", 225 lb
Hometown Tenares, DOM

2026 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average
Sv IP ERA WHIP K% BB%
5 48.2 4.25 1.21 25.7% 8.9%
39th 3
Sv
133rd 43.0
IP
211th 4.25
ERA
103rd 1.35
WHIP
95th 22.5%
K%
158th 9.7%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
98.4 14.8% 28.2% 52.6% 5.7% 4.98 3.17
22nd 94.6
FB MPH
59th 12.2%
SwStr%
167th 28.5%
CSW%
95th 51.2%
Str-ICR
269th 4.7%
MTK%
140th 4.94
PLV
115th 3.50
PLA
Saves List
Rank
27th
Saves+Holds List
Rank
76th

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Steven Cruz Overview

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Year Team G GS IP W-L Sv Hld ERA WHIP xERA FIP xFIP PLA K% BB% H/9 HR/9 BABIP HR/FB% LOB% ICR% GB% SwStr% CSW% IPR% PLV
2023 KC 10 4 12.2 0-0 0 0 4.97 1.74 6.25 4.81 5.42 5.07 24.2% 17.7% 7.8 0.71 .294 12.5% 74.1% 34.3% 45.7% 10.2% 26.6% 0.39 4.74
2024 KC 5 0 5.2 0-0 0 0 0.00 0.18 2.00 1.63 2.54 2.08 22.2% 0.0% 1.6 0.00 .071 0.0% 100.0% 21.4% 42.9% 12.2% 26.8% 0.56 5.33
2025 KC 47 0 45.2 3-1 0 9 3.74 1.18 2.49 4.15 4.23 2.93 20.1% 9.5% 7.1 0.99 .244 17.9% 72.9% 29.5% 45.8% 12.1% 27.6% 0.45 4.95
2026 KC 46 2 48.2 2-3 5 5 4.25 1.21 5.02 5.41 3.52 3.17 25.7% 8.9% 7.6 2.22 .248 44.4% 83.7% 38.5% 46.9% 14.8% 28.2% 0.54 4.98
RP MLB Percentile 70 76 61 39-21 87 47 40 70 24 13 83 67 72 54 64 5 83 1 88 45 71 83 52 69 56
RP MLB AVG 34 2 43.0 2-2 3 6 4.25 1.35 4.23 4.24 4.30 3.50 22.5% 9.7% 8.3 1.12 .289 17.7% 72.7% 37.0% 43.5% 12.2% 28.5% 0.50 4.94
Career 108 6 112.2 5-4 5 14 3.91 1.21 3.98 4.63 3.96 3.23 23.1% 10.0% 7.1 1.44 .243 27.7% 77.5% 33.4% 46.1% 13.0% 27.7% 0.48 4.95

Steven Cruz Repertoire

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Steven Cruz Standard

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS Sv Hld P Strikes Balls TBF H 1B 2B 3B HR K BB HB WP
2023 KC 10 4 12.2 0-0 0 0 0 244 139 105 62 11 5 4 1 1 15 11 1 1
2024 KC 5 0 5.2 0-0 0 0 0 82 56 26 18 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1
2025 KC 47 0 45.2 3-1 0 0 9 642 420 222 189 36 24 7 0 5 38 18 1 1
2026 KC 46 2 48.2 2-3 0 5 5 766 503 264 202 41 23 6 0 12 52 18 2 1
RP MLB Percentile 70 76 61 39-21 0 87 47 59 61 44 60 40 51 58 44 5 69 39 37 43
RP MLB AVG 34 2 43.0 2-2 0 3 6 721 461 261 185 39 26 7 1 5 42 17 2 2
Career 108 6 112.2 5-4 0 5 14 1,734 1,118 617 471 89 53 17 1 18 109 47 4 4

Steven Cruz Advanced

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Year Team K% BB% AVG SLG OPS wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA xERA
2023 KC 24.2% 17.7% .220 .400 .771 .344 .294 .314 .235 .381 .267 .436 92.7 90.6 15.7 6.25
2024 KC 22.2% 0.0% .056 .056 .112 .049 .071 .071 .219 .219 .281 .282 90.3 88.4 14.1 2.00
2025 KC 20.1% 9.5% .213 .343 .634 .280 .244 .273 .181 .246 .211 .255 88.0 85.4 14.1 2.49
2026 KC 25.7% 8.9% .227 .459 .762 .328 .248 .318 .255 .347 .308 .433 87.9 90.4 13.6 5.02
RP MLB Percentile 72 54 65 23 33 39 83 55 37 24 30 11 55 26 50 24
RP MLB AVG 22.5% 9.7% .241 .391 .713 .315 .289 .320 .236 .316 .280 .360 87.7 89.2 13.4 4.23
Career 23.1% 10.0% .213 .388 .686 .301 .243 .287 .221 .307 .260 .353 88.6 88.2 14.1 3.98

Steven Cruz Pitch › Mix

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Year Team FF% (MPH) SI% (MPH) FC% (MPH) SL% (MPH) ST% (MPH) CB% (MPH) CH% (MPH) FS% (MPH) KN% (MPH) Fastball% Secondary%
2023 KC43.9% (97.7)21.7% (97.3)7.4% (93.5)27.1% (89.4)----- 65.6% 34.4%
2024 KC41.5% (97.9)2.4% (97.2)34.2% (92.9)22.0% (90.9)----- 43.9% 56.1%
2025 KC50.2% (98.2)-25.6% (93.7)24.3% (89.3)----- 50.2% 49.8%
2026 KC55.9% (98.4)-28.1% (93.8)15.7% (89.4)0.4% (88.7)---- 55.9% 44.1%
RP MLB Percentile 89 (93) - 77 (96) 26 (92) 0 (99) - - - - 72.0% 27.4%
RP MLB AVG 38.3% (94.6) 26.4% (93.9) 20.2% (89.4) 25.7% (85.6) 21.3% (82.5) 16.4% (79.7) 17.2% (86.1) 17.5% (86.7) 32.8% (68.2) 48.3% 51.6%
Career51.4% (98.2)3.2% (97.3)24.5% (93.7)20.8% (89.5)0.2% (88.7)---- 54.6% 45.4%

Steven Cruz Pitch › Results

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Year Team FF CSW% SI CSW% FC CSW% SL CSW% ST CSW% CB CSW% CH CSW% FS CSW% KN CSW% Fastball CSW% Secondary CSW%
2023 KC29.0% (8)18.9% (2)11.1% (1)33.3% (14)----- 25.6% 28.6%
2024 KC17.6% (2)50.0% (1)25.0% (4)44.4% (3)----- 19.4% 32.6%
2025 KC30.4% (39)-26.2% (15)23.1% (24)----- 30.4% 24.7%
2026 KC30.4% (62)-27.0% (38)22.5% (12)33.3% (1)---- 30.4% 25.4%
RP MLB Percentile 73 (7) - 48 (7) 15 (49) 75 (4) - - - - 76.3% 26.3%
RP MLB AVG 27.1% (26) 27.4% (10) 26.6% (12) 29.4% (22) 28.2% (16) 27.1% (11) 21.7% (16) 22.9% (17) 22.0% (9) 27.8% 28.8%
Career29.7% (111)20.0% (3)25.9% (58)25.8% (53)33.3% (1)---- 29.2% 25.9%

Steven Cruz Batted Ball › Contact

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Year Team GB% LD% FB% PU% SS% Pull% Cent% Oppo% Foul Str% PC% Fl&B% Solid% Brl% ICR%
2023 KC 45.7% 14.3% 22.9% 17.1% 31.4% 31.4% 37.1% 31.4% 16.0% 65.7% 20.0% 5.7% 8.6% 34.3%
2024 KC 42.9% 21.4% 14.3% 21.4% 35.7% 35.7% 35.7% 28.6% 24.4% 78.6% 14.3% 7.1% 0.0% 21.4%
2025 KC 45.8% 19.8% 21.4% 13.0% 33.6% 35.6% 37.1% 27.3% 17.3% 70.3% 20.6% 3.8% 5.3% 29.5%
2026 KC 46.9% 20.8% 20.8% 11.5% 34.6% 42.3% 36.2% 21.5% 20.5% 61.6% 21.5% 6.2% 10.8% 38.5%
RP MLB Percentile 71 69 24 68 59 54 69 27 84 48 72 49 11 45
RP MLB AVG 43.5% 21.7% 24.6% 10.2% 34.8% 41.0% 33.8% 25.3% 18.2% 62.7% 24.5% 5.8% 7.0% 37.0%
Career 46.1% 19.7% 21.0% 13.2% 33.9% 37.9% 36.7% 25.4% 18.9% 66.4% 20.6% 5.2% 7.7% 33.4%

Steven Cruz Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year Team AVG wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA HR/FB ICR% IPA%
2023 KC .220 .344 .294 .314 .235 .381 .267 .436 92.7 90.6 15.7 12.5% 34.3% 19.4%
2024 KC .056 .049 .071 .071 .219 .219 .281 .282 90.3 88.4 14.1 0.0% 21.4% 16.7%
2025 KC .213 .280 .244 .273 .181 .246 .211 .255 88.0 85.4 14.1 17.9% 29.5% 20.6%
2026 KC .227 .328 .248 .318 .255 .347 .308 .433 87.9 90.4 13.6 44.4% 38.5% 24.8%
RP MLB Percentile 65 39 83 55 37 24 30 11 55 26 50 1 45 54
RP MLB AVG .241 .315 .289 .320 .236 .316 .280 .360 87.7 89.2 13.4 17.7% 37.0% 24.6%
Career .213 .301 .243 .287 .221 .307 .260 .353 88.6 88.2 14.1 27.7% 33.4% 22.1%

Steven Cruz Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year Team Zone% Str% Swing% O-Sw% Whiff% Foul Str% Con% Z-Con% O-Con% CS% SwStr% CSW% BIP% PLUS% IPR% Str-ICR
2023 KC 42.6% 57.0% 40.6% 21.4% 25.3% 16.0% 74.7% 84.1% 53.3% 16.4% 10.2% 26.6% 14.3% 52.5% 0.39 47.1%
2024 KC 51.2% 68.3% 53.7% 32.5% 22.7% 24.4% 77.3% 90.3% 46.2% 14.6% 12.2% 26.8% 17.1% 67.1% 0.56 61.0%
2025 KC 54.2% 65.4% 50.0% 23.5% 24.3% 17.3% 75.7% 80.6% 58.0% 15.4% 12.1% 27.6% 20.6% 59.8% 0.45 53.3%
2026 KC 49.6% 65.7% 52.2% 30.1% 28.3% 20.5% 71.8% 80.3% 50.9% 13.4% 14.8% 28.2% 17.0% 60.3% 0.54 52.6%
RP MLB Percentile 94 75 89 43 74 84 74 80 82 11 83 52 47 78 69 73
RP MLB AVG 44.5% 63.9% 47.5% 31.9% 25.6% 18.2% 74.4% 83.9% 58.5% 16.4% 12.2% 28.5% 17.1% 58.4% 0.50 51.2%
Career 50.4% 64.5% 49.8% 26.5% 26.2% 18.9% 73.8% 81.3% 53.1% 14.6% 13.0% 27.7% 17.9% 59.3% 0.48 52.5%

Steven Cruz Approach › Locations

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Year Team Zone% aLoc% x-mLoc% gLoc% hiLoc% y-mLoc% loLoc% iLoc% oLoc% mmLoc%
2023 KC 42.6% 33.2% 23.4% 43.4% 27.0% 27.5% 45.5% 27.9% 48.8% 5.3%
2024 KC 51.2% 31.7% 24.4% 43.9% 32.9% 28.0% 39.0% 23.2% 52.4% 8.5%
2025 KC 54.2% 39.6% 25.5% 34.9% 36.3% 29.4% 34.3% 30.4% 44.1% 8.6%
2026 KC 49.6% 34.3% 26.0% 39.7% 43.1% 26.2% 30.7% 36.6% 37.5% 6.7%
RP MLB Percentile 94 50 61 57 81 14 8 91 14 53
RP MLB AVG 44.5% 34.4% 27.1% 38.5% 36.5% 22.8% 40.7% 29.8% 43.1% 6.6%
Career 50.4% 36.0% 25.4% 38.6% 37.8% 27.7% 34.5% 32.4% 42.2% 7.3%

Steven Cruz Approach › Counts

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Year Team Early% Behind% 2-Str% Early BIP% F-Str% TF-Str% ECS% 2-Str O-Sw% PAR%
2023 KC 56.6% 20.9% 23.0% 9.4% 50.0% 45.2% 15.2% 23.2% 26.8%
2024 KC 52.4% 9.8% 37.8% 11.6% 66.7% 61.1% 23.3% 22.6% 12.9%
2025 KC 62.3% 12.0% 26.3% 18.3% 61.4% 45.5% 18.5% 16.6% 22.5%
2026 KC 58.4% 11.7% 31.1% 14.3% 63.5% 50.0% 15.9% 20.6% 21.8%
RP MLB Percentile 43 50 65 45 75 55 6 7 75
RP MLB AVG 58.5% 12.1% 30.0% 14.5% 61.0% 50.2% 21.2% 26.9% 19.2%
Career 59.3% 13.0% 28.5% 15.1% 61.0% 48.0% 17.1% 19.6% 22.1%

Steven Cruz PLV

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Year Team P PLV QP% AP% BP% Q-BP% MTK% HP HL PLA
2023 KC 244 4.74 43.4% 14.8% 41.8% 1.6% 4.5% 1.9 +2 5.07
2024 KC 82 5.33 51.2% 14.6% 34.1% 17.1% 6.1% -3.9 -4 2.08
2025 KC 642 4.95 45.5% 18.8% 35.7% 9.8% 7.3% -5.5 +1 2.93
2026 KC 766 4.98 45.1% 20.3% 34.6% 10.6% 5.7% 4.4 -1 3.17
RP MLB Percentile 59 56 37 89 73 73 21 32 58 67
RP MLB AVG 721 4.94 46.0% 17.4% 36.6% 9.4% 4.7% 0.7 0 3.50
Career 1,734 4.95 45.3% 18.7% 36.0% 9.3% 6.2% -3.0 -2 3.23
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